References and Recommended Reading

The following appendix contains a list of suggested reading materials, including:

Cisco Technical Publications

Cisco Systems provides the following technical guides that may be helpful:

Management Information Base (MIB) User Quick Reference--Contains Cisco MIB variable information.
System Error Messages---Describes all Cisco system error messages and corrective actions for the router, communication server, and protocol translator products.
Router Products Configuration and Reference---Contains information on the use of Cisco multiprotocol routers, use of the system interface, system configuration, and network and system administration.
Router Products Getting Started Guide---Provides new users with a flowchart and instructions to complete an initial router configuration in less than one hour using the setup command. Ships with the Router Products Configuration and Reference guide.
Router Products Command Summary---Contains a summary of the commands a system administrator uses to configure a Cisco router for its routing and bridging tasks.

The following internetworking and network management references may be helpful:

Case, Jeffery D., Davin, James R., Fedor, Mark S., and Schoffstall, Martin L., "Network Management and the Design of SNMP," ConneXions: The Interoperability Report 3; March 1989.
Case, Jeffery D., Davin, James R., Fedor, Mark S., and Schoffstall, Martin L., "Introduction to the Simple Gateway Monitoring Protocol," IEEE Network; March 1988.
Leinwand, Allan and Fang, Karen, "Network Management: A Practical Perspective," Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
Networking Management magazine
Rose, M. T., The Open Book: A Practical Perspective on OSI, 1990.
Rose, M. T., The Simple Book: An Introduction to Management of TCP/IP-based Internets, 1991.

The following are detailed information sources relating to building MIB object structure:

RFC 1215, A Convention for Defining Traps with the SNMP, March 1991.
RFC 1213, Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IPbased Internets: MIB-II, March 1991 (obsoletes RFC 1158).
RFC 1212, Concise MIB Definitions, March 1991.
RFC 1157, A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1098).
RFC 1156, Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets, May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1066).
RFC 1155, Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based Internets, May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1065).
RFC 1052, IAB Recommendations for the Development of Internet Network Management Standards, April 1988.
Information Processing System---Open System Interconnection; Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1); International Organization for Standardization, International Standard 8824, December 1987.

The following is a list of network management-related RFCs:

RFC 1215, A Convention for Defining Traps with the SNMP, March 1991.
RFC 1213, Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets: MIB-II, March 1991 (obsoletes RFC 1158).
RFC 1212, Concise MIB Definitions, March 1991.
RFC 1157, A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1098).
RFC 1156, Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets, May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1066).
RFC 1155, Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP/IP-based Internets, May 1990 (obsoletes RFC 1065).
RFC 1052, IAB Recommendations for the Development of Internet Network Management Standards, April 1988.